Lincoln wins D-II Team Challenge

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Lincoln wins D-II Team Challenge

The University of Findlay men's and women's indoor track and field teams completed the NCAA Division II Team Challenge on Saturday, February 6 inside the Malcolm Athletic Center, a part of the Koehler Fitness and Recreation Complex.

The men took fourth with 56.5 points while the women finished sixth with 50 points.

On the men's side, Curtis Smithey had a hand in two first place finishes to lead Findlay as he won the gold in the 400-meter dash with a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 48.62 and teamed with Greg Schaible, Shawnathan Fort and Simon Bernard to capture the top honor in the 4x400-meter relay at 3:19.31, another NCAA provisional qualifying time.

Cory Vales added a third place finish in the high jump at 6'04.25, Chris Ehrman was third in the pole vault with a mark of 15'01.00 and Schaible was fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.85.

Derrick Vicars came in fifth during the shot put competition with a NCAA provisional qualifying toss of 53'08.25 while Lyndon Johnson took fifth in the 200-meter dash after crossing the finish line in 22.37.

On the women's side, Raven Clay won the 60-meter hurdles with a NCAA automatic qualifying and meet record breaking time of 8.43 and teamed with Stephanie Charnigo, Jhazmyn Anderson and Lindsey Schmitmeyer to finish third in the 4x400-meter relay at 3:59.09.

Charnigo also added a second place finish in the 800-meter run after crossing the finish line in 2:14.64, a NCAA provisional qualifying mark while Schmitmeyer was fifth in the same event at 2:17.09.

Randi Depp finished second in the weight throw with a NCAA provisional qualifying and school record breaking toss of 57'07.75 while Erin Calvelage (10:40.77) and Katherine McHenry (10:48.17) were fourth and fifth respectively in the 3000-meter run.

The Oilers will be back in action again on February 12-13 at the Valentine Invitational in Boston, Massachusetts. The teams will also compete at the All-Ohio Championship on February 13 in Bowling Green, Ohio.